The Mossos d'Esquadra, Catalonia's regional police, say they have arrested three minors in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat on suspicion of robbery with violence and intimidation and attempted homicide after an attack on the evening of 29 June. The case matters locally because police say the suspects are accused of a serious street attack in the city, where officers have already stepped up enforcement this year in response to violent robberies and a rise in recorded crime.

According to the report published by LHDigital, citing the Investigation Unit at the Mossos station in L'Hospitalet, the three minors were arrested as the alleged perpetrators of the assault. The source material provided does not identify the victims, give their ages or confirm their condition.

The Mossos d'Esquadra Investigation Unit of the L'Hospitalet police station reports that they have arrested three minors as alleged perpetrators of a robbery with violence and intimidation and an attempted homicide.

The events happened on Sunday 29 June, according to LHDigital. No further official detail on the exact location, the sequence of the attack or the weapons allegedly used is included in the source text supplied for this article.

What residents in L'Hospitalet know so far

For residents, the immediate consequence is that the arrests relate to an alleged violent crime committed in L'Hospitalet itself and involving suspects under 18. Police have not publicly named the minors, in line with the protection normally applied to children in criminal proceedings.

The information currently verified from the source materials is limited to these points:

  • three minors were arrested by the Mossos in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat;
  • the alleged offences are robbery with violence and intimidation and attempted homicide;
  • the incident took place on the evening of 29 June;
  • the report was published by LHDigital, citing the Mossos Investigation Unit in L'Hospitalet.

The source material does not say whether the suspects have been remanded to a youth detention centre, released pending further proceedings or brought before a juvenile prosecutor. It also does not confirm how many victims there were.

Police pressure has increased in the city this year

The arrests come against a backdrop of intensified policing in L'Hospitalet. Separate reporting in the verified source set says the Mossos launched Pla Bastió on 14 April after crime in L'Hospitalet rose by 10% in 2025, driven particularly by offences against property, according to figures cited by Crónica Global.

That wider policing context is relevant for local residents, commuters and shopkeepers because it means the force has already increased its focus on robberies and public-space violence in the municipality. In another separate case cited in the source materials, a broader Mossos and National Police investigation began in February after an attempted homicide linked to a violent robbery with a firearm in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, although that investigation is distinct from the 29 June case.

LHDigital's report is the primary source for the arrests of the three minors. The details available so far remain those published from the police investigation unit's account of the case.

Primary sources: govern.cat. Reported by Source Text Link, barna.news, cronicanegra.com, Yolanda Bernal, Miriam Saint-Germain, catalannews.com, Ángela Vázquez, Cesc Maideu, Orsolya Gazdagi, Marta Sasot Publicado: 21 de enero de 2024, 21:39, metropoliabierta.elespanol.com, Pere Ríos, Marta Costa Pau, Ivanna Vallespín, vilaweb.cat, Unidad Editorial Internet, METRÓPOLI, LHDigital (L'Hospitalet).